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This year’s Upperby Gala has been rearranged and will be held on Sunday 28 July at Hammond’s Pond, Carlisle.
The event was originally planned for Monday 27 May but was postponed due to saturated ground conditions following heavy rain.
It is set to be a great family day out with entertainment to suit all ages.
The popular community gala will include a packed programme of fun activities.
Organised by Cumberland Council and supported by the Friends of Hammond’s Pond Group, Upperby Gala will provide free fun for all the family between 1pm and 4pm.
Food stalls will be providing refreshments throughout the event, plus Hammond’s Pond Café will also be open throughout the day.
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A successful Teenage Market is set to return to Carlisle later this month.
Since its launch in April 2023 Carlisle’s Teenage Market has become a must attend event for Cumberland’s young entrepreneurs and performers.
In total 72 traders attended all three markets held last year plus 14 incredible performances took place.
The market, organised by Cumberland Council, returns to Carlisle’s city centre on Saturday 22 June.
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We supported the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings on Thursday.
The council, which has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, was flying the Union Flag from outside Cumbria House, the Civic Centre and the Old Town Hall in Carlisle, the Copeland Centre in Whitehaven and Allerdale House in Workington.
In Carlisle, an evensong was held at Carlisle Cathedral.
And later that night English Heritage’s Carlisle Castle lit up a beacon to commemorate 80 years since the D-Day landings. Rocket Theatre was present singing World War Two songs and cadets were in attendance.
Cumberland's young people help to mark D-Day.
Some of Cumberland’s Young Inspectors also joined in the D-Day commemorations as cadets at Maryport Detachment. They are all completing their Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteer hours as Young Inspectors with the support of Participation Officer Anna Todd.
Young Inspectors are volunteer young people (age 11-18 years), who inspect local youth provision and services in Cumberland. The aim is to provide a young person’s perspective of the service and give constructive feedback. Their reports help decision makers to understand where funding needs to be placed for young people’s services.
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent survey about the regeneration of Market Square and Greenmarket in Carlisle.
The feedback provided is instrumental in shaping a welcoming and lively space that caters to the needs and desires of residents, businesses, and visitors alike.
The project aims to transform a 6,000-square-meter area into a unique, multifunctional events space, hosting a diverse array of exciting activities and gatherings. The council’s goal is to create an attractive destination that nurtures community engagement and attracts visitors to the vibrant city.
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It is the British Nutrition Foundation’s Healthy Eating Week next week. The main themes for the week are:
- Get at least 5 A DAY
- Stay hydrated
- Move more
- Focus on fibre
- Reduce food waste
We are encouraging everyone to ‘Give it a go’ this Healthy Eating Week. Whether that's trying to have one extra portion of fruit or vegetables a day, being a bit more active, experimenting with a new recipe or using up leftovers - we want everyone to give Healthy Eating Week a go!
Colleagues from the local NHS Trust are also out on healthy eating promotional events as part of the week. The locations times and dates are:
- Workington Hospital – Tuesday 11 June 9am-11am
- Whitehaven Family Hub – Wednesday 12 June 3.30-5pm
- Carlisle Library Family Event – Saturday 15 June 10am-12noon
This year’s national Great Big Green Week, which highlights environmental issues and initiatives, takes place from Saturday 8 June to Sunday 16 June.
To mark the event people can enjoy a range of local events across Cumberland
We've also been marking National Volunteers' Week over the past seven days by highlighting some of the opportunities that are available and paying tribute to the incredible volunteers in the Cumberland area who generously give their time to help others. You can find out more on our Facebook stream.
Three Cumbrian based artists have been chosen to create exciting, innovative artwork with community groups in Workington.
Cumberland Council has commissioned three visual artists to produce artworks and deliver creative workshops for a Workington Art Trail which will run between 29November until the end of February 2025.
The commissioned artists are Alison Critchlow, Melissa Davies and Rosie Galloway-Smith.
Changes to language around autism are being introduced throughout services in both Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness Councils, health and NHS services, as well as in education settings and wider organisations. This is following a terminology consultation held by Cumbria County Council in 2022.
The consultation took place following feedback from parents, carers, and individuals that the language surrounding autism in organisations throughout the county was inconsistent. It was found that the terms ‘Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC)’ and ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)' were being used in casual and informal settings
A former taxi driver has been found guilty of undertaking private hire taxi work without an appropriate taxi driver's licence and without a taxi vehicle licence in place.
Jamie Rimmer, formerly trading as "Egremont Cabs" failed to appear at Workington Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 22nd May and was found guilty in his absence of offences relating to carrying on unlicensed private hire taxi work on two dates in November 2023.
Mr Rimmer was fined £1,320 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £220 and costs of £350. A total of £1,890.
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